Miscellaneous Hacks - Additional side navbar

I am using this post for a test writeup for a modification I am creating on another site.

Despite what category this is in it works with vBulletin 3.0 up to the most recent version of 3.7.
What this does is create another navbar bar as a left column ny inserting $navbar3 in your navbar template.
With very little modifications you can add to, remove or move items around in this additional navbar.

To install the this
1. Download the zipped file.
2. Unzip the file.
3. Import the product-navbar3.xml into your Plugins & Products Manage Plugins.
4. In the footer template find:

PHP Code:

$spacer_close
<!-- /content area table --> 


Below that add;

PHP Code:

<!-- leftside column -->
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / leftside column --> 


5. In the navbar template find:

PHP Code:

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if> 


Below that add:

PHP Code:

$navbar3 


6. Upload the following file into your forum/images/misc/ directory
navbits_dash.gif
7. go into you Admincp and edit the template navbar3 to include the link you want to include in it.

Using this with CMPS
This xml file will work only on CMPS 3.0.0 it will not work on any of the previous RC versions.

If you would like to include this navbar3 on the front page of your CMPS you can import the following file "cmps_navbar3" through your Admincp--> vBa CMPS--> Download/Upload Module.

In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables type navbar3

You'll need to disable the original Navigation mudule or you're gonna have two of them on the page.

Thanks go out to Leo Brazil for creating the CMPS module.

[attroll]

Originally Posted by rooban12

Hello friend!!!
I have installed it, but for some pages nt working properly
you can check it here
http://img300.imageshack.us/my.php?image=errorshl1.jpg
thanks in advance

This may be interfearing with another hack you have installed. With out getting into you ADMINCP I can not troubleshoot this. I have never ran into this problem before nor has anyone else that I know of.

[TriMe]

I was able to fix the allignment problem.

navbar3 template had:
<td style="padding:0px 10px 0px 0px" width="175" valign="top" class="page" style="0px;">

and I changed it to:
<td style="padding:0px 0px 0px 0px" width="175" valign="top" class="page" style="0px;">

Now my only issue is the blue background... Any ideas? This addon is awesome btw!
Thanks for your hard work.

[TriMe]

Originally Posted by attroll

How are you putting this into you CMPS frontpage? I have it one one of my sites on the front page but I did not install it like a standard menu because the site it is on is not a standard front page.

Im not sure what you mean. Its in the left column and first module.

In your CMPS install instructions, you should also add a step otherwise it wont work.

In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables
type navbar3

[attroll]

Originally Posted by TriMe

Im not sure what you mean. Its in the left column and first module.

In your CMPS install instructions, you should also add a step otherwise it wont work.

In adminCP - vBA CMPS Settings - Main Settings - Portal Output Global Variables
type navbar3

Thank you I just added that.

[attroll]

Originally Posted by TriMe

Now my only issue is the blue background... Any ideas? This addon is awesome btw!
Thanks for your hard work.

That should be your "Second Alternating Color" in your style.

[TriMe]

Originally Posted by attroll

That should be your "Second Alternating Color" in your style.

That did the tricks! Thanks a bunch for you quick responses.

[oninuva]

Please make collapsible.

[Bobbrown]

It would be easier to use if it could be accessed directly within the vBulletin options from Admincp surely?
The user needs to do lots of to-ig and -fro-ing just to edt the links for each link.

Uninstalling.

[attroll]

Originally Posted by Bobbrown

It would be easier to use if it could be accessed directly within the vBulletin options from Admincp surely?
The user needs to do lots of to-ig and -fro-ing just to edt the links for each link.

Uninstalling.

I am not sure what you mean. You only need to go into your templates and edit the templates. If you are not familiar with HTML then this could be a problem but it is very basic HTML.

[indie2industry]

This is the problem I'm having... And I tried everything listed in the thread so far :-(